The Elite Bureaucracy: The Image of Reform

Carpenter, Susan

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“…Since the 1990s recession more research focused on the dysfunctional nature of Japanese government intervention in the economy, arguing that it stymied economic recovery (George Mulgan 2002;George Mulgan 2004;Carpenter 2003). Another take on Japan's high level of government intervention in the economy is that it has been a pragmatic solution to problems posed by modernization (Francks 2006).…”

Section: Liberalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, the bureaucracy usually directs government intervention in the economy (Carpenter 2003). The main procedure by which the bureaucracy intervenes is 'administrative guidance' (gyôsei shidô).…”

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The gaikaku dantai includes thousands of bodies such as special corporations (tokushû hôjin), public corporations (kôeki hôjin) and chartered corporations (ninka hôjin), that are managed and subsidized by the national government (Carpenter 2003). These corporations service industries under the portfolio of the ministry that sponsors them.…”

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gaikaku dantai industry associations exert pressure against industry members challenging the gaikaku dantai system, since the industry associations are subsidized by government and many of the leadership posts in gaikaku dantai are held by ex-ministry officials. Businesses fear retribution from ministries through ministries' regulatory powers (for example, withholding of licenses), and also fear ostracism from the industry association (for example, boycotting by other members of the industrial group) (Carpenter 2003). The private sector is thus inhibited from pushing for reform of the gaikaku dantai system.…”

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Neo-liberal reforms in Japan's tuna fisheries? A history of government-business relations in a food-producing sector

Barclay¹,

Sunhui²

2008

Japan Forum

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Neo-liberalism refers to a public policy mix that is market oriented, pro trade liberalization and advocates minimal state intervention in the economy. Japanese governance has arguably not been based on neo-liberal principles, and some see this as contributing to Japan's long running recession. In 2001 Prime Minister Koizumi came to power promising neo-liberal reform. This paper presents a history of government involvement in the distant water tuna longline industry and looks for evidence of neoliberal reforms in fisheries; both in terms of observable changes to governance, and of key stakeholders' receptiveness to neo-liberalism as visible in their representations of issues facing tuna fisheries. We find no evidence of neo-liberal reforms in this sector, and that key stakeholders show little sympathy with neo-liberal policy prescriptions, meaning they are unlikely to champion such reforms. This conclusion may be specific to fisheries since in Japan the political importance of food production and the iconic status of fish cuisine make the sector particularly susceptible to economic and cultural nationalism. In examining relations between industry and government the paper also highlights problems in Japan's co-management of fisheries.

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Section: Liberalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Prime Minister and Cabinet (George Mulgan 2002) Former Primmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Neo-liberal reforms in Japan's tuna fisheries? A history of government-business relations in a food-producing sector

Barclay¹,

Sunhui²

2008

Japan Forum

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“…Ministries exploit special corporations to intensify administrative power over industries and local government, perpetuate interests of elite civil servants by facilitating migration to private sector (amakudari). The maze of public corporations (77 special corporations, 26,000 public corporations classified as associations and foundations, 6,879 managed by central government, rest at the local government) is deemed parasitic, consuming funds, with post‐retirement positions in some 2,000 special corporations[4] which employ some 10,000 (Carpenter, 2003). Non‐performing reforms which are too little or too late in Japan's socio‐political economy system defy change.…”

Section: Customised National Idiosyncratic Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A putative East Asian business model

Low

2006

International Journal of Social Economics

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PurposeThis paper aims to distill from both the Asian “miracle” and the “meltdown” since the Asian crisis, a generic East Asian business model which is changing in the context of globalisation, information communication technology, knowledge‐based economy, deregulation and emerging new competition.Design/methodology/approachThe generic business model considers the creative and innovative nature of intellectual capital in a qualitative macroeconomic development model rather than a quantitative or econometric micro‐level business modeling for the firm or industry. Diverse and heterogeneous both within the whole of East Asia and distinguished as Northeast and Southeast Asia, the putative generic business model is further differentiated in terms of customised idiosyncratic models in more mature Northeast developmental states in Japan, Korea and Taiwan contrasted with Southeast “captured” developmental states as in Indonesia and Malaysia entrapped by ethnic politics.FindingsCity‐states Hong Kong and Singapore are exceptional because of their size and resultant globalised states. To each its own may be the conclusion in terms of customised national systems and models, but East Asian ethical and moral dimensions of integrity may generally offer a version moral capitalism of which is suited to global capitalism not of the brute Darwinist kind. In the final analysis, East Asia is increasingly exposed to the global marketplace, competition and globalisation backlash, such that some common denominator comes from DFI and MNCs from multicultural political economy dimensions.Originality/valueThe paper presents a putative East Asian business models.

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The Elite Bureaucracy: The Image of Reform

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Neo-liberal reforms in Japan's tuna fisheries? A history of government-business relations in a food-producing sector

Neo-liberal reforms in Japan's tuna fisheries? A history of government-business relations in a food-producing sector

A putative East Asian business model

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